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Fabulous Forsythia (Photos)
By Polly Castor on April 26, 2019Read moreI have so often been whipping out my iPhone to capture their massive, but wafting, saturated color that there...
20Aggregate (New Large Abstract Conceptualist Painting in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on April 25, 2019Read moreAn abstract conceptualist work, “aggregate” means a gathering, a collection, a whole formed of disparate elements, a loosely compacted...
Colorful Vegan Chickpea Salad (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on April 24, 2019Read moreThe salad is cheerful and delicious. It is perfect to make for a change of pace or for your...
I’m Lichen It (Photos)
By Polly Castor on April 23, 2019Read moreI took these pictures of some of this vibrant green introducing itself after months of gray, brown, and white....
Ramses Series (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on April 22, 2019Read moreThis sweeping saga about Ramses the Great is wonderful. A series of five books, is written by an Egyptology...
How to Resurrect (New Easter Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on April 21, 2019Read moreResist hurt, Refuse to be defeated, Release blame, Assuage guilt...
A Field of Daffodils (Photos)
By Polly Castor on April 20, 2019Read moreRejoice too! Spring is here! Beauty surrounds if you'll only step out and see it!
A Thousand Ways to Kill Him (Poem by Barbara Brown Taylor)
By Polly Castor on April 19, 2019Read moreToday no one flees without being laid bare by his light.
Our Youngest Daughter Chooses a PhD Program
By Polly Castor on April 18, 2019Read moreWe are proud of her hard, focused work in her undergraduate degree, and congratulate her on making this decision...
Two New Sgraffito Pottery Plates out of the Kiln
By Polly Castor on April 17, 2019Read moreCheck out my new plates, and know it is not too early to put your commissions in for getting...
Allow Something Everyday (Lisa Congdon Quote)
By Polly Castor on April 16, 2019Read moreI agree with this quote: don't hold everything so tightly!
Adventures in Abstraction Two Day Workshop I Taught for CPS
By Polly Castor on April 15, 2019Read moreCheck out these photos from my exercise intensive workshop that I gave last weekend for the Connecticut Pastel Society...